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An Early College Model for Engineering Academies:

An Accelerated Career and Technical Education Program

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Who We AreWandy ChangMath, Engineering & Architecture TeacherPracticing ArchitectClub Advisor to the Civil Engineering Club

Steven CoyleScience & Engineering TeacherClub Advisor to the Robotics Team

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Located in Downtown Brooklyn within Brooklyn’s “Tech Triangle” inside the George Westinghouse Campus

City Polytechnic High School

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City Polytechnic High SchoolOne of 35 NAF career academies in New York CityFirst Unscreened Early College High School in NYC

Students can earn both a high school diploma and an Associate’s degree or up

to two years of credit toward a Bachelor’s degree

Post Secondary PartnerCity University of New York’s College of Technology

Trimester Schedule

Students take 7 credit bearing courses each trimester with an extended day

schedule

High School Requirements completed within 3 Years

Students complete an average of 3 years of coursework during their first

2 years and a regular semester schedule in their 3rd year.

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City Polytechnic High SchoolStudent Demographics (2010-2011)Eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch: 76%Limited English Proficiency: 5%Black or African American: 63%Hispanic or Latino: 24%Asian: 9%White: 4%Special Education: 17%(+7% of NYC schools average)

Male: 80% Female: 20%Attendance Rate: 88%

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CUNY’s College of Technology (City Tech)City Tech awarded $450K in Smart Scholar’s Grant to fund college classes for CPHS students

Courses during their third year include: Introduction to Architectural Design, Introduction to Construction Drawings, Pre-calculus, Calculus, Freshmen English Seminar, Computer Technology

College Access Credits

Third Year 1-2 college courses Fall semester 2-7

1-2 college courses Spring Semester 2-7

Fourth Year Full-time enrollment 32

Fifth Year Full-time enrollment 32

Total 4 - 64

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City Poly CTE CurriculumYear One:Introduction to Engineering Design (PLTW)• Understand and draw 3D objects

into a 2D format

• Autodesk Inventor for 3D Modeling

Integrated ProjectsProject based Design Class reinforces IED concepts and skills

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City Poly CTE CurriculumYear One: Art and Architecture• Constructed scaled floor plans• Build scaled models using chipboard and exacto knives• Google Sketchup with fly-through videos• One & Two Point Perspectives

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City Poly CTE CurriculumYear Two: Civil Engineering & Architectural Design (PLTW)• Design working scale models and prototypes• Autodesk AutoCAD, Revit• West Point Bridge Designer• Alternative Energy Sources & Sustainability• Statics, Motion, Structure

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City Poly CTE CurriculumYear Three: Engineering Design and Development (PLTW)• Research, Design, Construct a solution to an open-

ended design problem• Reverse Engineering• Write a Business Proposal• Present an Idea to Panel of Community Members

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City Poly, Career ReadyWorkplace Portfolios:

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City Poly and Academic Programs• NYC Explorers Program• Cooper Union Summer Program• Cornell’s CURIE Academy• Cornell’s Catalyst Summer Program• Steven’s Summer Institute for Technology• Columbia’s Summer of Innovation Program• City Tech Summer Bridge Program

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City Poly and Student InternshipsStudents are placed intoInternships via ourAdvisory Board including firmssuch as:Robert Stern ArchitectsParsons BrinkerhoffBuroHappoldSchool Construction AuthoritySCIPNAFCity Tech

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City Poly and Summer CTE ScholarsProgram and Process

30 Students Accepted with an Application, Essay, Recommendations and Interview

Job Readiness “Boot Camp”Classroom learning, and related workplace internships, including professional office conduct, interviewing and meeting skills, resume writing and career goal-setting.

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City Poly After School ClubsCivil Engineering Club• First ASCE sponsored high

school club in U.S.• Field Trips• Designed and Constructed

stage for school play• Designed and Constructed a

scale model of a Cable- Stayed Bridge to support club member’s weight

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City Poly After School ClubsRobotics Club “We build people, not machines”• Started in 2010, in FIRST Robotics Competition.

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City Poly Robotics Club• In 2011, expanded to two competitive teams. • In 2012, further expansion to three teams and finished 12th and 23rd overall in NYC Regional Competition at the Jacob Javits Center.

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City Poly Robotics ClubsIn 2013, offering an all female team to encourage women in engineering.

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City Poly and Women in Transportation• Encourage girls to seek career opportunities in

low-female occupations• Job Shadowing• Site Visits• One-on-One Career Mentoring

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City Poly and the CommunityPrincipal Chris Aguirre, teachers Henry Arias, Samantha Stewart, and Steven Coyle and 12 student volunteers. Help clean up fellow students that were affected by Superstorm Sandyin the Rockaways.

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City Poly and the Community

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Applying to City Tech (Our College Partner)• Simple, one page form• No application fees• No SAT, essays, or recommendations required• Students must meet proficiency requirements

Reading/Writing: at least 75 on ELA Regents exam, at least 480 SAT Verbal/Critical Writing score, or at least 20 ACT English score

Math: at least 80 on a NYS math Regents exam and 6 units of high school math including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, or at least 500 SAT Math score, or at least 21 ACT Math score

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What the City Poly Families SaveYear Description Annual Savings to Family

Third Year Tuition $1,500

Books and supplies $250

Application fee $65

Part-time student fees $200

Total $2,015

Fourth Full-time tuition (2 semesters) $4,830

& Fifth Years Books and supplies (varies by major) $1,600 - $4,800

Full-time student fees $370

MetroCard $832

Total $6,800 - $10,000

Not required SAT $47/test + $10-21/subject test

College application fees $50-$100/college

CSS profile form (for financial aid) $9 + $16/college applied to

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City Tech Resources for City Poly Students• We started interacting with Student Support

Services (some colleges call this office Disability Services) and the ESOL program about 1 year before students enrolled full-time so we could understand their requirements for intake

• Training for Special Education teachers to implement student-led IEP meetings to encourage students to self-advocate as they will need to in college

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City Tech Resources for City Poly Students• Worked with School Psychologist so students could

have updated evaluations for college even when it is wasn't "due" according to HS mandated requirements

• Coordinated intake interviews at Student Support Services so that students could attend during school day and so that paperwork was complete for referral

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City Tech Resources for City Poly Students• Provided additional reading and writing skill

support at the high school for students in college (e.g., study hall with ESL teacher, weekly check in with Special Education teacher, etc.)

• Introduced assistive technology (i.e., Kindle Touch's with "text to speech") for students

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What Have We Learned• New York City-wide Graduation Rate in 4 years: 61%

• City Poly High School Requirements Completed in 3 years: 66%

“…low percentage of students graduating college and career ready, particularly students of color, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. The performance gap between high need and low need districts continues to be nearly 30 percent, with nearly 94 percent of students from low need districts graduating as opposed to only 65 percent of students from high need urban-suburban districts earning a high school diploma. King also said the graduation rate for white students is nearly 28 percentage points higher than the rates for Black and Hispanic students. The college and career readiness gap is even greater.” – nysed.gov

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What Have We Learned (3rd Year Classes)• 77% of students who originally enrolled, remained at CityTech

for the semester (a lower rate of freshman withdrawal than typically found at CityTech which is 30%)

• Of those students who continued, 97% received college credit, 33% received an A, 54% received a B, 6% received a C and 2% received a D.

• All ELL students who enrolled received credit, earning 2 A's and 2 B's, 73% of the IEP students received college credit and all students designated as IEP and ELL earned college credit.

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Conclusions and Questions?